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Hava Nagila

FILE - Singer and activist Harry Belafonte speaks during a memorial tribute concert for folk icon and civil rights activist Pete Seeger in New York on July 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)
April 26, 2023, 1:12 am
Harry Belafonte, who popularized ‘Hava Nagila’ in the US, dies at 96
Singer and civil rights activist once quipped he was ‘the most popular Jew in America’ due to his rendition of the Hebrew classic
By Lisa Keys
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) reacts to the fans in the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks, April 23, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/ Rick Bowmer)
April 27, 2022, 1:13 am
Why do the Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?
Use of centuries-old Jewish folk tune to celebrate NBA victories draws confusion, support and accusations of cultural appropriation from spectators
By Andrew Esensten
Illustrative: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky takes a selfie at the first congress of his party called Servant of the People in the city Botanical Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine, June 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Zoya Shu)
March 2, 2022, 11:53 am
18 things to know about Jewish defender of Ukrainian democracy Volodymyr Zelensky
He’s known as president, actor, showman, voice of ‘Paddington’ and mean pianist, but friends close to Ukraine’s leader say the fighter we see today is the real deal
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (far left) performs a medley of songs, including 'Hava Nagila,' with a comedy troupe on stage in a performance from 2016. (Screenshot/YouTube)
March 1, 2022, 2:40 pm
Old clip shows Zelensky going ‘balls out’ for ‘Hava Nagila’
In 2016, the future Ukrainian leader participated in a ‘piano four hands’ routine, without the hands
By Ethan Freedman
Jewish hip hop singer Nissim Black performs at a Hanukkah festival in Pittsburgh, 2018. (Esther Wayne/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images via JTA)
December 10, 2020, 8:13 am
Orthodox rapper remakes ‘Hava Nagila’ just in time for Hanukkah
‘The Hava Song’ by Nissim Black, who declares during the song that he’s ‘Black, Jewish and proud,’ is a modern take on the classic tune
By LAURA E. ADKINS
A video published by the al-Ittihad Emirati newspaper welcoming the Israel-UAE normalization deal. (Screen capture/Twitter)
August 20, 2020, 8:42 pm
With Hava Nagila, Emirati paper encourages Israelis to visit
As Jewish jingle plays, presenter says UAE citizens raised on values of tolerance and coexistance thanks to ‘wise rule’ of country’s late founder
By ToI Staff
Jackie Even Chen (right) and Mazal Levy, partners professionally and in life, bring a certain groove to age-old songs in their performances (Courtesy Zohar Siara)
September 11, 2018, 4:57 am
Though ubiquitously sung, century of ‘Hava Nagila’ goes largely uncelebrated
First catching on amid jubilation at Allenby’s arrival in Jerusalem, it remains a favorite through a hundred years of evolving versions
By Jessica Steinberg
June 18, 2013, 12:49 pm
Hava Nagila, Gangnam style
Israeli teen wins trip to Seoul with her folk song performance for South Korean competition
By Jessica Steinberg
Jewish-American Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman holding a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (photo credit: screen capture, YouTube)
February 26, 2013, 6:17 pm
Jewish champ to dance with stars
The US reality hit is highlighting the Jewish background of Olympic gymnast and new contestant Aly Raisman
By ToI Staff
Home to a theater used for festival screenings, the Blue Loon is located on the only road between Fairbanks and Alaska's largest city -- a mere 360 miles to the south. (Matthew Shroder)
February 21, 2013, 11:55 pm
Jewish film fest a winter treat for Alaska’s frozen Chosen
When there are four hours of daylight and temperatures are subzero, non-Jews are also happy to see Semitic cinema in Fairbanks
By Joel N. Shurkin
'Hava Nagila (The Movie)' portrays the classic Jewish tune as a porthole into 200 years of Jewish culture and spirituality. (Courtesy of 'Have Nagila The Movie' via JTA)
January 15, 2013, 3:25 pm
Film follows ‘Hava Nagila’ from shtetl to staple
New documentary explores Hasidic song’s unlikely journey from pogrom-plagued Ukraine to Bob Dylan concerts and Olympic gymnastics routines
By Chavie Lieber
From the WebOctober 27, 2012, 4:53 am
‘Hava Nagila’ on the world’s playlist
The New York Times reviews the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s exhibit dedicated to Judaism’s unofficial anthem
Joshua Hammerman
August 13, 2012, 2:16 pm
Joshua Hammerman
Aly Raisman: Our Hava Nagila hero
Despite our reputation as a depressive people, we are capable of being both Jewish and joyish
July 2, 2012, 10:39 pm
Olympian to flip out to ‘Hava Nagila’
American star Aly Raisman gives a new spin to Hebrew folk song during her floor routine
By Nathan Burstein
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